{"product_id":"language-in-mental-retardation-isbn-9781861560049","title":"Language in Mental Retardation","description":"This book is intended both as a comprehensive review and discussion of the major studies of language development and functioning in mentally retarded (MR) persons over the last fifty years, and as an exploration of a number of important issues in this field. *The use of the term 'mental retardation' is in line with the recommendations of the American Association on Mental Retardation and other relevant organisations.  Outline and Rationale. Historical Sketch.  \u003cp\u003eEarly Speech Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly language Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Theoretically Oriented Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLenneberg's Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsycholinguistically Oriented Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntervention Studies. IQ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex Social Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyndrome Considerations, and The Specificity Question.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIq, Levels of Mental retardation, and Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex Differences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Class Differences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyndrome considerations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Specificity Question. Exceptionality and Language modularity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExceptional Language Development in Mental Retardation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDissociative Tendencies in Typical Mentally Retarded Subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe delay-difference Question.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cognition-language Question.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage modularity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Development and Functioning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Critical Period Question.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrelinguistic Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeech.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLexical Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThematic Semantics and morphosyntactic Regulations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdult-child Interaction and The Development of language in The Mentally Retarded.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage in Mentally Retarded Adults.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgeing and Language in Mental Retardation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Remediation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions and contents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Efficiency Issue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative and Augmentative Systems of communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterary Training.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMemory and Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComputer-enhanced language Intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJean-Adolphe Rondal PhD is the author of Language in Mental Retardation, published by Wiley. Susan Edwards is the author of Language in Mental Retardation, published by Wiley.  This book is intended both as a comprehensive review and discussion of the major studies of language development and functioning in mentally retarded (MR) persons over the last fifty years, and as an exploration of a number of important issues in this field.*The use of the term 'mental retardation' is in line with the recommendations of the American Association on Mental Retardation and other relevant organisations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989508604133,"sku":"NP9781861560049","price":87.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781861560049.jpg?v=1761784387","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/language-in-mental-retardation-isbn-9781861560049","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}